13 minutes agoFlooding in South Asia, 152 Dead
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The death toll from the floods of monsters in South Asia has increased to 152, as millions of people and animals continue to face heavy waters in three Asian countries said officials Saturday. At least 90 people died in Nepal and 50 in the Assam state of northeastern India during the past week. [...]
At least 90 people died in Nepal and 50 in the Assam state of northeastern India during the past week. Many others were killed in Bangladesh.
Shiv Kumar, a government official in Assam, said 10 rare one-hornhinos have died in Kaziranga National Park since coming out of the Brahmaputra River bed, flooding the region, , Blic newspaper follows
About 4.8 million people have been infected in over 3700 villages throughout the country still affected by floods, although the frequency of rains has decreased over the past 24 hours, the Assam Disaster Response Authority said. More than 2.5 million have also been hit by floods in India's Bihar state.
More than 147,000 people have taken refuge in 755 camps run through Assam, officials said.
Authorities warned that they would take action against suppliers, who were reported to distribute poor quality rice to persons who have lost homes and have fled temporary shelters in some countries.
“We have ordered the arrest of those unscrupulous elements that supply suspicious materials and play with the lives of people affected”, said Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of Finance and Assam.
In Nepal, the Interior Ministry said that about 36,728 families were affected by monstrous rains. Floods and landslides forced some 13,000 families to flee their homes.
